Teresa Wright
Actor
- Born
- October 27, 1918 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- March 6, 2005 (age 86)
Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress.
Her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination came in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in Mrs. Miniver. That same year, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in Pride of the Yankees opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
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Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the Playhouse 90 original television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the Breck Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story, and in the CBS drama series Dolphin Cove (1989). She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred Hitchcock, who admired her thorough preparation and quiet professionalism.
Known for
The Rainmaker
November 18, 1997
Shadow of a Doubt
January 15, 1943
The Exorcist III
August 17, 1990
The Best Years of Our Lives
November 22, 1946
Somewhere in Time
October 2, 1980
Mrs. Miniver
July 3, 1942
The Little Foxes
August 29, 1941
The Pride of the Yankees
July 14, 1942
Pursued
March 5, 1947
The Men
August 25, 1950
Track of the Cat
November 19, 1954
The Good Mother
November 4, 1988
Acting51
- 2021I Am Alfred Hitchcock as Self (archive footage)
- 2000Back To "Somewhere In Time" as Self
- 2000Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film as Self
- 1998Angel Passing as Wife
- 1997The Rainmaker as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
- 1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)
- 1990The Exorcist III as Penitent (uncredited)
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as (archive footage)
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Helene Berman
- 1988